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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1964
Page
4
Carl Opryshek and Boyd N Hill won the recent Schools Board of Trustees election as voters turnout hit records. They campaigned on making our good schools better at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers and supported each other.
The writer, with a B A from English and an M A from Rice, taught English at TCU in 1961 62 and now belongs to Rice's English Department. Diana Hobby's Houston Post notes he will remain in Houston to write next year, funded by a grant to finish a rodeo novel published by Harper and Row, and he is also preparing a non fiction work on post World War II writers.
A list of brief quotes shows varied views on capital punishment. Barbara Klein calls for abolition while Abdulla Salatt defends it for deterrence. Others discuss religion, justice, and personal risk, revealing a polarized public stance.
Mr. Bob Wrights T and T class hosts an eat and study session in the cafeteria. A government teacher warns that the Texas seal cannot swim. Jerri Milner travels to Dallas to view the snow. Pat Donnelly studies Friday night TV. Jerry Mixon uses a smoke screen to dodge classes. Donna Rae Shannon withholds a news release. Dan Rogers knows exact measurements of a Volkswagen back seat. Lee College Curtain Club rushes to stage Sweeney Todd for April 30.
Ronnie Johnson tops the spring semester nine weeks honor roll with a 2.9 GPA. Others at 2.8 include Jimmy D. Brummer and Melanie Coburn, with two A students such as James H. Ashworth Jr and Elizabeth Bennett. Several A totals reach three or four, including Thomas W. Crump and Alma Ann Valigura Margie Dossey.
Mr. Guemple reports the graduating nursing class all passed the state board exam with 25 test takers. Mrs. Cleeus Mears scored 91.2 among the top ten in the state. the school ranked 27th of 89 and in the top one third overall. The class averaged 83 and among 855 passers our school placed in the top ten. Mr. Guemple was very proud of the board’s report.
A veteran describes service in Zamboanga Philippines and Hawaii during World War II. He notes battle stars in the South Pacific, surrender in North China, and a trip to the Great Wall of China in Peking. Food shortages led Marines to forage and to disguise trucks to obtain rations.
The Mitchell family, longtime Lee College educators, share a life of teaching across multiple Mississippi and Tennessee institutions. Mitchell led science and chemistry departments at Homes and Hinds Junior Colleges and Peabody College, with a year at San Jacinto College and at Union Carbide Nuclear in Paducah. They mentored Scouts, raised three children, rebuilt after Hurricane Carla, and enjoyed Alaska-like outings, Yellowstone trips, and mountain drives, highlighting a community motto of democratic academic freedom.
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